DramaComedyRomance

The Demi-Paradise

Ivan Kouznetsoff, a Russian engineer, recounts during World War II his stay in England prior to the war working on a new propeller for ice-breaking ships. Naïve about British people and convinced by hearsay that they are shallow and hypocritical, Ivan is both bemused and amused by them. He is blunt in his opinions about Britons and at first this puts off his hosts, including the lovely Ann Tisdall, whose grandfather runs the shipbuilding firm that will make use of Ivan's propeller. The longer Ivan stays, however, the more he comes to understand the humor, warmth, strength, and conviction of the British people, and the more they come to see him as a friend rather than merely a suspicious Russian. As a romantic bond grows between Ivan and Ann, a cultural bond begins to grow as well, particularly as the war begins and Russia is attacked by Germany.

Release Date : 1943-11-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Adventure for Two

Cast

Character Name : Ivan Kouznetsoff

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Tisdall

Original Name : Penelope Dudley-Ward

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Tisdall

Original Name : Marjorie Fielding

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rowena Ventnor

Original Name : Margaret Rutherford

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Runalow

Original Name : Felix Aylmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Tisdall

Original Name : George Thorpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Leslie Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dick Christian

Original Name : Guy Middleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Walford

Original Name : Michael Shepley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Winifred Tisdall

Original Name : Edie Martin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Tisdall-Stanton

Original Name : Muriel Aked

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sybil Paulson

Original Name : Joyce Grenfell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Flannel

Original Name : Everley Gregg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tom

Original Name : Jack Watling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jordan

Original Name : David Keir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theatre Cashier

Original Name : Miles Malleson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Toomes, the Butler

Original Name : Aubrey Mallalieu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wounded Sailor

Original Name : John Laurie

Gender : Male

Character Name : George Tisdall

Original Name : Brian Nissen

Gender : Male

Character Name : British Sailor

Original Name : John Boxer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ernie

Original Name : Johnnie Schofield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Jones

Original Name : Marie Ault

Gender : Female

Character Name : Russian Delegate

Original Name : Alexis Chesnakov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barmaid

Original Name : Mavis Clair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Percy

Original Name : George Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Small Boy (An Evacuee)

Original Name : Harry Fowler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Frost

Original Name : Gladys Henson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nightclub Waiter

Original Name : Wilfrid Hyde-White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man on Ship-Dedication Stand

Original Name : Niall MacGinnis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Tremlow

Original Name : Josephine Middleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Bishop

Original Name : Charles Paton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Teddy Beckett

Original Name : Marian Spencer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : George Street

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : Ben Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Army Bandmaster

Original Name : Ian Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Elliston

Original Name : Margaret Withers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Orator in Hyde Park

Original Name : Jack Vyvyan

Gender : Male

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